Health

May 11, 2026

Measuring quality of life after pediatric kidney transplant

Credit: Children's National VANCOUVER, British Columbia - After receiving a kidney transplant, children may experience quality-of-life difficulties that underscore the...

Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day

Compared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline significantly as the...

Increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among children with immigrant father

Children born in Finland who had an immigrant father were two times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD than...

Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding

Kanazawa University-led researchers show that inactivation of the mosquito salivary protein AAPP affects feeding on host blood, thus significantly reducing...

HIV prevention drug can curb the epidemic for high-risk groups in India

Making pre-exposure prophylaxis available in India would be a cost-effective way to reduce the spread of HIV and increase survival...

999 trial shows value of live video streaming

Using live video streaming from the scene of accidents and medical emergencies to the dispatch team of a Helicopter Emergency...

Statins’ potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol

Peer reviewed | modelling and randomised controlled trials | people The widely prescribed statin, simvastatin, can medically help patients with...

A new system for treating type 1 diabetes mellitus

A piece of research by the UPV/EHU-CIBER BBN reduces the technical problems in microencapsulating pancreatic islets when treating type 1...

New progress in developing an animal model of hepatitis C

Small mutations lead to significant impacts on hepatitis C virus replication in miceCredit: Credit: Jenna Gaska, Princeton University Small differences...

Treatment to restore natural heartbeat could be on the horizon for heart failure

A new therapy to re-engage the heart's natural electrical pathways - instead of bypassing them - could mean more treatment...

Cognitive enhancers to boost abilities at work considered acceptable by the public

Cognitive enhancement has become increasingly accepted for adults in the workplace, but not students or athletesCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA-The general...

Milk expression within 8 hours associated with lactation success for VLBW infants in NICU

(Boston) - A study led by physician researchers at Boston Medical Center has shown that first milk expression within eight...

HSS researchers advance understandings of the cellular mechanisms driving rheumatoid arthritis

Newly identified subsets of cell types present in joint tissue in people with rheumatoid arthritis and how they interact may...

UIC to lead national COPD clinical trial

PCORI awards $14 million for multi-center researchCredit: UIC/Kim Erwin The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million,...

UNC and partners receive up to $10.7 million to research chlamydia vaccine

This collaborative project attempts to curb STIs on the rise worldwideCredit: Toni Darville, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC - Chlamydia...

A link between mitochondrial damage and osteoporosis

New research from the University of Pennsylvania lays out a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to...

New brain tumor imaging technique uses protein found in scorpion venom

LOS ANGELES (May 9, 2019) - A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light...

NIH awards will advance development of vaccines for sexually transmitted infections

NIAID announces four new cooperative research centersCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the...

For teens, online bullying worsens sleep and depression

Nearly 15 percent of high school students report being bullied online BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Teens who experience cyberbullying are more...

Study shows one third of statin patients don’t reach healthy levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol